Article: Texas turnarounds: from Blind Lemon to Stevie Ray.(guitar methods of Blind Lemon Jefferson, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and others)(Texas Blues)(Cover Story)

One of the quickest ways to absorb the individual styles of the great Texas blues players is to study their turnarounds -- the signature licks they favor over the last two measures of a 12-bar blues progression. Each player has certain signature turnarounds that they aren't sky about repeating, though they rarely perform them the same way twice. Ideas ebb and flow freely during the first 10 measures, but when bars 11 and 12 roll around, most players head back to the ol' watering hole for a refill. * in this Texas-sized roundup we examine more than 30 historical turnarounds by 11 of the state's finest. All examples begin at bar 11 of a 12-bar blues unless otherwise ...

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

 
 
Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 80 million articles! Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!